NPDES COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTOR
TRAINING MODULE

LEGAL ISSUES

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

OFFICE OF WATER ENFORCEMENT AND PERMITS

ENFORCEMENT DIVISION

ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT BRANCH

MAY 1990

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.N7211 1990

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NPDES Compliance Monitoring Inspector Training: LEGAL ISSUES

DISCLAIMER

This module has been reviewed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water
Enforcement and Permits and approved for publication. This module represents EPA's introductory
training on selected topics relating to conducting NPDES compliance inspections. Failure on the part of
any duly authorized official, inspector, or agent to comply with its contents will not be a defense in any
enforcement action, nor will a failure to comply with this guidance alone constitute grounds for
rendering evidence obtained thereby inadmissible in a court of law. The mention of trade names or
commercial products constitutes neither endorsement nor recommendation for use.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This document represents an update of an earlier module originally developed by the Enforcement Division of the Office of Water Enforcement and Permits. The module was revised under the direction of Virginia Lathrop and Gary Polvi of the Office of Water Enforcement and Permits, with the review and comment of Susan Cary Watkins, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring. In addition, the EPA Regions provided extensive reviews. Many valuable comments were provided, most of which have been incorporated into this module. Science Applications International Corporation prepared this updated module under EPA Contract Nos. 68-01-7050 and 68-C8-0066, Work Assignment Nos. E1-7, E21, E2-8, and C-1-2 (E).